"It's hard not to pick Jiri Procházka's comeback knockout over Rountree Jr. when you consider how brutal those first two rounds were. Rountree appeared to be cruising to a clear decision win, but a brilliantly timed combination flipped the entire fight on its head, giving the former champion one of the year's most dramatic finishes."
"Jiri Prochazka Over Khalil Rountree. In the third round, it seemed that Prochazka had simply ended up on the wrong side of stylistic matchup with the polished striker in Rountree. With the clock winding down, Prochazka began finding his mark and was able to violently stop Rountree to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat and reassert his place in the title picture."
"Jiri Prochazka def. Khalil Rountree Jr. [UFC 320]. Very few things this year in MMA were as mesmerizing as watching Jiri Prochazka's superhero-like comeback against Khalil Rountree Jr. Hollywood usually writes scripts like this for Rocky movies, not real-life cage fights. Seeing Jiri come to life in that third round felt like watching Rocky Balboa get off the canvas and KO"
Jiri Procházka knocked out Khalil Rountree Jr. in the third round after trailing following two brutal opening rounds. Rountree had appeared to be cruising to a clear decision before a brilliantly timed combination turned the contest into a violent stoppage. The comeback was described as superhero-like and compared to a Rocky-style resurgence, flipping near-certain defeat into victory and reasserting Procházka's place in the title picture. Other notable comeback finishes included Iwo Baraniewski's first-round knockout of Ibo Aslan and Costello van Steenis overcoming early adversity against Johnny Eblen.
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